Visual and Interactive Computing, MSc by Research

COURSE OVERVIEW

Start date: MSc by Research - 1st October, 1st January, 1st April & 1st July.

The MSc by Research in Visual and Interactive Computing allows you to undertake a year-long individual programme of personally and professionally enriching research.

Your visual and interactive computing research project will be shaped by participation in research activities such as seminars, workshops, laboratory activity and fieldwork, as well as your involvement in one of our established research groups.

All postgraduate Computer Science programmes give you the transferable skills and knowledge to capitalise on employment opportunities in the burgeoning and ever-evolving technology industry.

While this programme usually finishes after a year, it can be used to progress to the second year of a PhD degree in the appropriate circumstances.

Computer Science at Swansea University is widely acknowledged as a leading UK department, with a raft of impressive rankings reflecting teaching and research excellence. The College is ranked:

• 8th in the UK overall [Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019]
• In the UK Top 20 for Research Excellence [Research Excellence Framework 2014]
• 14th in the UK for research [Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019]
• UK University of the Year Runner-up and Welsh University of the Year [Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019]

Computer Science and Engineering at Swansea is world-ranked 401-500 in the 2017 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). We have the highest percentage of top-class researchers of any Computer Science department in Wales, while 70% of the research activity assessed is categorised as world-leading or internationally excellent.